A chef explains how to keep your knives in tip-top shape

You are probably used has economy THE dishes For After dinner, but When he come has kitchen knives, you have obtained has to do the housework them RIGHT far. This I should not take more that A couple of minutes, according to has James Dumapit. He said that "Home cooks can to do the housework most knives with hot soapy water And A towel."

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THE real key here East drying THE knife, which should be do THE moment You wash he. "You to want has keep your knife dry, especially if It is A high carbon knife, as they are subject has rust," Chief Dumapit explain. Even stainless steel knives, which to have A additional protective layer, can develop rust tasks on time. From rust East A chemical reaction between iron And oxygen In THE presence of humidity, he East essential that You keep your knife dry every time You are not actively using he. This means You should Never, Never put A kitchen knife In THE drying shelf, Or he will sit with It is humidity, but instead dry he immediately After washing with A towel.

If your knife do develop rust, It is not THE END of THE world. THE trace the amounts of rust on your knife are Also minimal has here A health risk In your food, but rust knives are a lot Stronger has work with. Rust can create A unequal surface on THE blade And TO DO THE knife duller generally, which means You are more likely has cut yourself.

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